Rideau Canal Skateway - First Aid Services

The National Capital Commission (NCC) is seeking a Contractor capable of providing first aid services on the Rideau Canal Skateway. The contract is for five (5) years (five winter skating seasons) commencing on the contract award date until May 31, 2023.

Summary of work

The Contractor shall provide the NCC with certified first aid attendant patrol services and the equipment needed to ensure skater safety on the Rideau Canal Skateway. Patrols shall administer first aid to visitors in need. The skating season usually begins in mid-December and ends in about mid-March, lasting 40 to 50 days on average. On skating days, a supervisor and patrols must be present seven days a week, from late morning to the end of the evening. The Contractor shall also mark with fluorescent paint all flooding holes made in the ice for night maintenance.The Contractor shall also install counters, take daily readings and compile readings into a report for submission to the NCC.

Further information regarding the NCC can be found at www.ncc-ccn.gc.ca .

CONTRACT TERM: From contract signing to May 31, 2023.

PROCUREMENT METHOD: Lowest compliant bidder.

ADDRESS ENQUIRIES TO: Enquiries regarding this tender must be submitted in writing to the Senior Contract Officer as early as possible within the solicitation period. Enquiries should be received no later than ten (10) business days prior to the date set for solicitation closing to allow sufficient time to provide a response. Enquiries received after that time may result in an answer not being provided. To ensure consistency and quality of the information provided to Bidders, the Senior Contract Officer shall examine the content of the enquiry and shall decide whether or not to issue an amendment. All enquiries and other communications related to this tender sent throughout the solicitation period are to be directed ONLY to the Senior Contract Officer. Non-compliance with this requirement during the solicitation period can, for that reason alone, result in disqualification of a tender.

BID DEADLINE: October 23, 2018 at 3pm EDT

RETURN TO: National Capital Commission, Procurement Services, 40 Elgin Street, 2^nd floor Security Office, Ottawa, Ontario K1P 1C7, Reference NCC tender file # AL1773.

There will be a public opening shortly after bid closing at the 2nd floor Security Office .

LANGUAGE: Bidder may submit offer in English or in French.

The procurement process of this RFSO is subject to trade agreements: Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA), Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement, Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA), Chapter 5 - Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA), Chapter 19 - Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), Chapter 10 - North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), World Trade Organization-Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP) .

The official Government Electronic Tendering Service website is http://buyandsell.gc.ca . Please ensure that you download your document from this site, in order to obtain all information related to the tender. It is your responsibility to ensure that you have received all the posted tender information to ensure tender compliance and not be disqualified.